单词 | nigh |
释义 | nigh1 of 4adverb ˈnī 1 : near in place, time, or relationship Morning was drawing nigh. —often used with on, onto, or unto served … for nigh on forty years—M. S. Tisdale 2 : nearly, almost … once well nigh broke his neck, by a fall from one of its branches.—Washington Irving nigh 2 of 4adjective1 : close, near 2 chiefly dialectal : direct, short 3 : being on the left side the nigh horse nigh 3 of 4preposition : near nigh 4 of 4verb nighed; nighing; nighs transitive verb : to draw or come near to : approach intransitive verb : to draw near nigh 1 of 4 adjectiveas in near not being distant in time, space, or significance the end is nigh Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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nigh 2 of 4adverb1 as in close at, within, or to a short distance or time have worked for them for nigh on 10 years Synonyms & Similar Words
2 as in almost very close to but not completely he has nigh completed his degree Synonyms & Similar Words
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nigh 3 of 4prepositionas in beside close to a field nigh the church Synonyms & Similar Words
nigh 4 of 4verb1 as in to close to come near or nearer as the hour of his death was nighing Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in to come to move closer to as the old man was nighing his hour of death Synonyms & Similar Words
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